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Editorial
September 12, 1952
St. Paul Recorder
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Editorial welcomes new Negro-American teachers to Twin City schools, urging their community involvement, and encourages voting in primaries and registration among the Negro community.
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Welcome And Invitation
We are happy to see some new teachers of Negro-American ancestry joining the Twin City public school systems. Their very presence will demonstrate democracy in action. If they are capable and they must be, for teachers are now carefully selected, they will reflect credit upon the Negro community.
In the past, most of the few teachers who have had from outside the city, have confined their activity and contacts almost solely to fellow teachers and the organizations in education. This is all well and good, but not quite enough, for all of them are in a position to make a contribution to the Negro community, to whose activity, they owe their chance to teach in this area.
This is not said harshly, but in the feeling and concern that those who come here to do a job in the school systems, have also a duty besides the one for which they are paid, to become interested, if not active in civic life of the communities. It will be good for them and good for the community.
A tour Tuesday of some of the polls in the Twin Cities revealed an apparently larger number of our people voting in the primaries. This made us feel very good for the vote is a privilege to be nurtured and cherished. Now is the time to urge all who did not vote and those who are not registered to get down to the city hall and get their names on the registration lists.
We are happy to see some new teachers of Negro-American ancestry joining the Twin City public school systems. Their very presence will demonstrate democracy in action. If they are capable and they must be, for teachers are now carefully selected, they will reflect credit upon the Negro community.
In the past, most of the few teachers who have had from outside the city, have confined their activity and contacts almost solely to fellow teachers and the organizations in education. This is all well and good, but not quite enough, for all of them are in a position to make a contribution to the Negro community, to whose activity, they owe their chance to teach in this area.
This is not said harshly, but in the feeling and concern that those who come here to do a job in the school systems, have also a duty besides the one for which they are paid, to become interested, if not active in civic life of the communities. It will be good for them and good for the community.
A tour Tuesday of some of the polls in the Twin Cities revealed an apparently larger number of our people voting in the primaries. This made us feel very good for the vote is a privilege to be nurtured and cherished. Now is the time to urge all who did not vote and those who are not registered to get down to the city hall and get their names on the registration lists.
What sub-type of article is it?
Education
Suffrage
What keywords are associated?
Negro American Teachers
Twin Cities Schools
Community Involvement
Voting Primaries
Voter Registration
What entities or persons were involved?
Negro American Teachers
Negro Community
Twin City Public School Systems
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Welcoming New Negro American Teachers And Encouraging Community Involvement And Voting
Stance / Tone
Positive And Encouraging
Key Figures
Negro American Teachers
Negro Community
Twin City Public School Systems
Key Arguments
New Teachers Of Negro American Ancestry Demonstrate Democracy In Action
Capable Teachers Reflect Credit Upon The Negro Community
Teachers From Outside Should Contribute To The Negro Community Beyond Their Paid Duties
Teachers Have A Duty To Become Interested In Civic Life
Larger Number Of People Voting In Primaries Is Positive
Urge Non Voters And Unregistered To Register At City Hall